How can we accelerate innovation, turn innovation into new opportunities, transform our organisation to take full advantage, and grow our business? This is one of the biggest challenges facing the largest 2000 companies in the world today. And all the smaller ones too.

There are many barriers to overcome in the innovative process. And innovation is only the beginning of a better future. Here are FOUR steps to accelerate excellence: connect with passion, adopt new models, champion change and measure total impact.

The $40 trillion green tech revolution could transform the future of our planet, with innovations that will provide answers to global warming if rolled out on a large enough scale.

Impact of technologies already available in energy industry, water conservation, carbon reduction, recycling, power transmission over long distances, alternative power generation, buildings management.

Here is a strange thing: the paradox of innovation: CEOs often complain about lack of innovation. Workers often say leaders are hostile to new ideas. But what exactly IS innovation?

A common frustration for managers is finding better, practical, low cost ways to get the job done - but a common frustration for workers is being asked to do stupid things in an inefficient and life-wasting way. Workers can then be labelled as obstructive and uncooperative, while management is heavily criticised by them for being out of touch, heavy-handed, arrogant and ignorant. That’s why innovation workshops are often electrifying

Innovation means doing things differently to serve customers better. How to innovate and why all innovation is about divergence not convergence. Innovation that simply imitates competitors, product features, design or brand elements, just means that all products and services look identical in every way, which means you can only differentiate yourself from competition based on price.